Question

Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.

By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic (逻辑) behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand. Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power.”

Try this experiment. Explain how you’ll increase your brain power, even if you have no idea how right now. Just start with anything, and create an explanation. For example, start with “I’ll learn chess,” or “I’ll read an article on the mind every week.” Explain how that will help. You’ll be surprised how often this becomes a workable plan, and if you actually do this, you’ll have a better understanding of your brain twenty minutes from now.

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success.

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better. Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem, why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there.

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often, they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A. A Way on How to Write

B. Increase Your Brain Power through Writing

C. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing

D. How to Start Your Writing

2.If a writer writes something, it means that he or she _______.

A. has understood it very well

B. needs to understand it better

C. wants to remember it in his or her mind

D. is exercising his or her “explain power”

3.The underlined sentence “you’re half-way there” in the fifth paragraph implies that ______.

A. you are already successful

B. you still need to work hard

C. writing can help you walk half way

D. you have been on the way to success

4.What’s the main purpose of the writer writing the text?

A. To advise readers to start their writing.

B. To explain the importance of writing.

C. To persuade readers to become writers.

D. To increase readers’ brain power.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要是建议读者去写作，介绍了写作的好处，可以把你自己的一些想法理解得更加清晰，更加透彻，从而进一步提高你的大脑思维能力

1.B主旨标题。本文主要是讲了通过写作，可以把你自己的一些想法理解得更加清晰，更加透彻，从而进一步提高你的大脑思维能力。选项B概括了本文的主旨

2.B推理判断题。文章第四段but if you are learning something new，write a letter to a friend about it，and you will understand it better.主要是说写作能够帮助你去理解一个话题，帮助你解决一些问题，故选B项。

3.D猜词题：从第四段的句子：Write an explanation of the problem—why you want to solve it，and why it is worth solving，如果写出对于问题的解释，那么就等于解决了问题的一半，解决问题的一半就是说你就快要成功了，故选D项。

4.A推理判断题。本篇文章通过叙述写作的优点，说明其重要性，但是，所有这些都是为了劝说读者进行写作所进行的铺垫，特别是文章的最后一段的最后一句，更是点名了本篇文章真实目的，故选A项。

考点：日常生活类阅读。